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Gregory Isaacs

1951 - 2010

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Gregory Anthony Isaacs OD (15 July 1951 – 25 October 2010) was a Jamaican reggae musician. Milo Miles, writing in The New York Times, described Isaacs as "the most exquisite vocalist in reggae". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gregory Isaacs is the 1,616th most popular singer (down from 1,479th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 43rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Jamaican Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Gregory Isaacs ranks 1,616 out of 4,381. Before him are Birdy, Thelma Houston, Marcel Mouloudji, Lenka, Raye, and Maluma. After him are Bob Welch, Dannii Minogue, Willie Colón, The Alchemist, Gerry Goffin, and Brilliant Dadashova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Gregory Isaacs ranks 469. Before him are Costică Ștefănescu, Héctor Rodríguez, Alley Mills, Björn Andersson, Aleksandr Laveykin, and Hans Schlegel. After him are Nana Patekar, Cristine Rose, Olga Jackowska, Scott Gorham, Dale Earnhardt, and Celia Weston. Among people deceased in 2010, Gregory Isaacs ranks 348. Before him are Antonio Ozores, William Tenn, Corey Haim, Kenneth Lane, Federico Vairo, and John Huchra. After him are Kazimierz Paździor, Hédi Annabi, Antoinette Meyer, Patricia Wrightson, Marc Bazin, and Pyotr Demichev.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Gregory Isaacs ranks 51 out of 189. Before him are Michael Manley (1924), King Tubby (1941), Don Quarrie (1951), Carl Douglas (1942), Elaine Thompson (1992), and Leonard Howell (1898). After him are Asafa Powell (1982), Errol Brown (1948), Claude McKay (1889), Louise Bennett-Coverley (1919), Yellowman (1956), and Bilal Philips (1947).

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Among SINGERS In Jamaica

Among singers born in Jamaica, Gregory Isaacs ranks 12. Before him are Jacob Miller (1952), Cedella Booker (1926), Shaggy (1968), Bunny Wailer (1947), Burning Spear (1945), and Carl Douglas (1942). After him are Errol Brown (1948), Yellowman (1956), Alton Ellis (1938), Ini Kamoze (1957), Ky-Mani Marley (1976), and Dennis Brown (1957).

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